HCCA CONNECTION
APRIL 8 - 12
HCCA MISSION STATEMENT
CTAE MISSION STATEMENT
ACTION ITEMS OF THE WEEK
- April 8 - CTAE STOY Rehearsal, Superintendent Celebration
- April 9-19 - EOPA Testing
- April 9 - CTAE Department Meeting, National Library Workers Day
- April 10 - CTAE STOY Ceremony
- April 11 - Program of Work Annual Reports and Applications for 2019-2020 Due
- April 12 - Scott Baby Shower
- April 13 - Soapbox Derby
SAVE THE DATE
- April 15 - Banking Industry Certification Visit
- April 19 - Summer Travel Plans/Estimates Due
- April 22-26 - EOPA Retakes
- April 23 - HCCA Parent Night, 5:30p
- April 24 - Smooth Move, Howard Middle School
- April 25 - PBIS Coaches Meeting
- April 26 - HCCA PBIS Team Meeting, 10:15a
- April 26 - Relay for Life
- April 29 - Smooth Move/Howard Middle School, National Super Hero Day
- April 30 - HCCA Monthly PBIS Celebration
HOSA STUDENTS REPRESENT HCCA AT THEIR STATE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
14 HOSA students qualified to compete at the State Leadership Conference at the Marriott Marquis in downtown Atlanta March 14-16, 2019. Eight students advanced to the final round of competition as the top 15 in the state:
Dylan Waters and Sierra Jordan- EMT
Shalynda Roberts and Tamiyah Braswell- EMT
Kareem Rhodan- Home Health Aide
Briana Jackson- Nursing Assistant
Aisha Brezial- Nursing Assistant
Isley Martin- Nursing Assistant
SKILLSUSA STUDENTS TAKE ATLANTA AT THE STATE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
SkillsUSA commercial-3rd (Edna Rutland and Keenan Gibson)
Ad design-2nd (Nolan Gilmore)—now qualified for Nationals!!!
Career pathway showcase-2nd (Keefer Nelson, Jonica Hill, Taylor Raines)
Action skills-3rd (Mathew Jackson)
FBLA IS HEADED TO NATIONALS!
Congratulations to Victoria Miller for her outstanding performance in the Job Interview competition at FBLA's State Leadership Conference. She will compete at the National Leadership Conference in Texas this summer.
Program of Work (POW) Annual Reports & 2019-2020 Applications Now Open
APRIL IS SCHOOL LIBRARY MONTH!
National Library Workers Day is April 9 during National Library Week.
Please remember to say a special thank you to your media specialists, media clerks, and volunteers for all they do to help students succeed in school and life!
To show special appreciation for all your that your Library Media Program does for your school community, please take a few minutes to tell us how your Library Media Program makes your school community stronger.
To share your comments please use the link below.
Comments can be entered from April 1 – April 30, 2019.
Thank you for your support!
Instructional Resource....Digital Formative Exit Ticket
CTE Actions Needed
We'll be quick—we need you to take a simple action to contact your Members of Congress and ask them to sign on to the below letter. Last week ACTE Members sent nearly 1,000 messages to the House asking for sign-ons to a House funding letter, and as a result, 162 Representatives signed on. Now we need your help again!
Click here to ask your Senators to sign on to a letter urging the Senate Appropriations Committee to prioritize a robust investment in Perkins Basic State Grants in FY 2020. Deadline Wednesday, April 10.
Deadline Extended: Cox Charities Seeking Education Grant Applications
Cox Charities to award $60,000 to Southeast Region schools
Teachers can apply for grants up to $2,500
Macon, GA - Cox Communications has announced that its employees will award nearly $60,000 to public and private schools in its Southeast Region through the Cox Charities Innovation in Education grants. The grant applications are now available to pre-k-12th grade teachers/classrooms at www.CoxCharitiesSER.org and will be accepted through April 9, 2019. Applicants will be notified of their funding status before the close of the 2018-2019 school year. Grant recipients will receive payments at the start of the 2018-2019 school year.
The Cox Charities Innovation in Education Program provides grants of up to $2,500 each to Southeast Region schools to fund classroom programs and curriculum that encourage and promote students’ ingenuity and imagination through the innovative use of technology. Teachers, librarians and principals may submit multiple applications for various programs within their schools.
Hutchings College and Career Academy Goals
- To increase the number of opportunities for students to participate in a work place simulation environment and college course work.
- To emphasize preparation and career building, critical thinking skills and technical skills essential to college and career development.
- To meet the demographical needs of the students within the Bibb County School District and all levels of the workforce demand.
- To provide a college-prep sequential curriculum, that blends rigorous academic standards with Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education (CTAE) courses.
- To implement a work readiness framework that highlights the importance of preparing students by providing unparalleled job readiness training for all students.
- To encourage students to recognize education as a continual cooperative process with the home, community, business, colleges, and school.
- To provide an academically rigorous curriculum that engages and motivates students to master national, state, and local standards using technology, community resources, and exemplary teachers.
- To create a high performing learning culture that promotes collaboration through professional learning communities that foster quality implementation of a standards-based curriculum.
- To aid the student in exploring his or her educational career goals.
- To acclimate students into the "model" 21st century emerging workforce candidate by giving them the knowledge-base, equipping them with stackable college and industry credentials, and preparing them to compete in a global economy.
FY19 CTAE System-Wide Goals
1. Grow CTAE Advisory Boards
- Partnering with Community and Stakeholders (2.3)
2. Increase CTSO Membership/Develop Leaders
- Partnering with Students (2.1)
- Partnering with Parents (2.1)
3. Increase EOPA Scores by 15%
- Student Acheivement: Post-School Readiness, Increase Content Mastery, Increase Post-Secondary Options (1)
4. Increase Pathway Completers
- Student Achievement: Post-School Readiness, Increase Content Mastery, Increase Post-Secondary Options (1)
- Partner with Students (2.1)
5. Increase YAP/WBL Awareness/Participation
- Student Achievement Post-School Readiness, Increase Content Mastery, Increase Secondary Options (1)
- Student and Stakeholder Engagement: Partner with students (2.1) and parents (2.2)
6. Increase Positive Perception
- Manage Perceptions (4.1)
PRESENT, PREPARED, PROFESSIONAL . . .
Ms. Barbara Alston, Principal/Director
Ms Maggie Bruce, Assistant Principal /Coordinator, CTAE Supervisor
Email: margarite.bruce@bcsdk12.net
Website: https://www.bcsdk12.net/
Location: 1780 Anthony Road, Macon, GA, USA
Phone: (478)779-2550